Applying an optical fiber to a substrate
CA 2281657 A1 · Owner: Engberg, Kristian · Inventors: Engberg, Kristian; Hesselbom, Hjalmar
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In applying an optical fiber (1) to a substrate (3) coated with an adhesive a , supply of the optical fiber is located wound around a reel (13). The optical fiber is fed in a loose loop (17) providing a fiber magazine from the reel (13) to a collet (9) or nozzle, from which the optical fiber is passed to a hold-down means (11) having a non-rotating bottom surface. The hold-down means (11) presses the fiber against the surface of the substrate (3). The reel (13), collet (9) and the holding-down means (11) are moved so that the contact point at the substrate surface is moved along a desired path where the , optical fiber (1) is to be placed. This allows that the fiber is applied with …
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- Filed February 18, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 18, 2018.
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